CVE-2023-49177 - CVE House

Status published High CVE-2023-49177

WordPress which template file Plugin <= 4.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

7.1 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gilles Dumas which template file allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects which template file: from n/a through 4.9.0.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

LEE SE HYOUNG (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/which-template-file/wordpress-which-template-file-plugin-4-9-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

which template file

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: December 15th, 2023

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise

Initial Access

T1059.007 JavaScript

Execution

T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie

Collection

T1213 Data from Information Repositories